A guided path to an even, relaxed tremolo, taught by Martin Zimny. Start with the core p-a-m-i pattern, work through all six tremolo patterns, apply them to Recuerdos de la Alhambra and El Último Trémolo, and leave with a daily routine that keeps your tremolo improving.
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Track trailerWho this Track is for
This Track isn't for everyone — and that's the point. It's a focused path for one piece, one player.
You can already play — but you practice in circles, never finishing a piece
You want one real piece, learned properly, from first note to last
You're done piecing together random videos and guessing what's next
What you'll learn · the path
Each stop is one section of the piece. Open it at your instrument and everything you need is already there.
Learn what to listen for in a good tremolo: an even sound, in rhythm and in volume. Practice the most common pattern with accents, staccato and dotted rhythms, then apply it all to the first four bars of Recuerdos de la Alhambra.
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p-a-m-i is only one of six tremolo patterns. Work through the three forward and three reverse patterns to build control in every finger, find the one that suits your hand best, and play bars 1–8 of Recuerdos de la Alhambra as Tárrega wrote them.
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Take your tremolo further with three advanced exercises. Cross-string trills build flexibility in the right hand, speed bursts raise the tempo while your hand stays relaxed, and 6/8 rhythm variations give each pattern a new feel.
See how tremolo appears in real pieces. Move between tremolo and arpeggio in Carcassi's Study Op. 60 No. 7, keep the tremolo even as it changes strings in Barrios' El Último Trémolo, and solve the ornament in bar 11 of Recuerdos de la Alhambra.
Make tremolo a lasting part of your practice with three routines built from the exercises in this Track: a 5-minute check-in, a 15-minute block and a 30-minute builder. Pick the one that fits your day.
Who's guiding you
tonebase's Head of Guitar and a professional classical guitarist with 15+ years of teaching experience. He designed this Track and teaches every step of it.
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